HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Johnson High School's marching band has the chance to represent Alabama in the Memorial Day Parade in the nation's capital, but needs to community's help to do it.

The J.O. Johnson Band Boosters Association is hosting a one-day, community-wide fundraiser designed to raise the $35,000 still needed to fund the band's trip to Washington, D.C., which comes at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. Of the total $62,000 needed for transportation, hotel rooms, meals and educational activities, the boosters have already raised about $25,000, according to a news release.

The fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, in the parking lot of K-Mart, located at 1401 Memorial Pkwy NW. Donations will be accepted at that time.

Donations can also be made to the band via Paypal, using the email jojbanddc@gmail.com, or at any BBVA Compass Bank. The Compass Bank account is called "JOJBBAI-DC."

For more information about the band, visit the boosters' Facebook page.